Monthly Archives: December 2014

Petition Seeks Legal Lane-Splitting

If you’re in favor of the California practice of lane-splitting – riding between lanes of slow-moving traffic on freeways – and would like to see it become legal everywhere, there’s a petition on the White House website that you might want to sign. Published Dec. 2, the petition seeks “to

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Honda Heritage Center Showcases Bikes

Opening to the public next month in Marysville, OH will be the Honda Heritage Center, a combination museum, technical development center and office complex. It will feature both cars and motorcycles built in the state and North America over the past 55 years. The $35 million, 160,000-square-foot facility was dedicated …

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DMV In CT Rejects Slingshot Again

A recent test drive of the Polaris Slingshot by Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles failed to convince the agency to allow the new three-wheeled model to be sold and registered in Connecticut. Polaris brought a Slingshot to DMV headquarters in Wethersfield on Dec. 8 for inspection and a test drive, …

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Indian Shows Off Scouts At IMS

NEW YORK – It’s never a good idea to have a preconceived notion about a motorcycle before riding it, and John Shope freely admits to having had one before he tried out the 2015 Indian Scout. Owner of custom shop Dirty Bird Concepts in Phoenix and one of the stars …

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Rickey Gadson Fires Up Kawasaki H2R

NEW YORK – With a price tag of $25,000 and a supercharged 998cc in-line, four-cylinder engine, Kawasaki’s new 2015 Ninja H2 is designed for a select few riders, and is only available for order through Dec. 19. Kawasaki has brought one to the Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Javits …

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